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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

President Barack Obama says he’s hoping to “deescalate” the Crimean
crisis, which would help him focus on his top priority — escalating U.S.
political fights so his base turns out to vote in November.

By advancing into the Crimean region of the Ukraine, “the Russians
are engaging in a fundamental breach of international law,” Obama told
donors Tuesday night. “We may be able to deescalate over the next
several days and weeks, but it’s a serious situation and we’re spending a
lot of time on it,” he said at a fundraiser in the McLean district of
Northern Virginia. Obama did not tell the donors that he hoped to
reverse the Russian takeover.

The modest goal of deescalation reflects Obama’s desire to downgrade
the crisis. In recent days, he’s tried to downplay the prospect of a
further escalation. He’s also tried to rally European leaders to impose
some sanctions on Russian trade and banking, and on travel by wealthy
Russians.

Obama’s main focus during the fundraiser was boosting Democratic turnout in the midterm elections.

He sketched out plans to spike Democratic turnout in November via sharpened rhetoric and political fights.

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